asked the Minister of Works the number of building operatives presently employed on housing within the Glasgow area; how the figures compare with the total labour force engaged in the building industry in the said area; and if he is satisfied with the distribution of the labour force.

The approximate number of building operatives presently employed on housing within the Glasgow area is 10,000 or roughly 50 per cent. of the total building industry labour force working in the area. I am satisfied that the distribution of the force is reasonable, having regard to the substantial volume of work that has to be carried out in and around the Glasgow area for public utility works, industrial and commercial premises, schools, colleges, etc.

asked the Minister of Works the expenditure on building work in Glasgow other than housing, Government and local authority work and new factories authorised during each of the years 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950.

The expenditure on building work in Glasgow, other than housing, Government and local authority work and industrial building, authorised in the years 1947 to 1950 was as follows:

	£ million
1947	1.5
1948	1.4
1949	1.5
1950	1.8

I regret that figures are not available for year 1946. These figures do not include expenditure on small works and repairs which are not subject to authorisation.

asked the Minister of Works the number of building operatives employed in Glasgow during the years 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950 on housing, Government and local authority works and new factories, and other types of building work including reconstruction and repairs, respectively.

The table below shows the approximate number of building operatives employed in Glasgow during the years 1946 to 1950 on housing, Government and local authority works and industrial building, and other types of building work.

Year	Housing	Government and local authority works and industrial building	All other types of work	Total
1946	9,205	4,595	8,900	22,700
1947	9,512	4,960	8,593	23,065
1948	10,554	5,125	7,504	23,183
1949	10,040	4,067	7,063	21,170
1950	10,014	4,247	5,669	19,930

The figures include in each case men employed on reconstruction and repairs. The figures in columns 2 and 4 include an estimate of men employed on repair and maintenance work not subject to control.Separate figures cannot be given for new factories as distinct from general industrial building.